Colorado is just this close to getting a new election system. Not a reform of the current system. Not a “more of the same” system with a tweak or two. An entirely brand-spanking-new system that would ...

What are your favorite books about investing? If Jack Schwager's "Market Wizards" makes the list, then you likely already know a little about the story of Ed Seykota. Seykota built one of the first ...

AUSTIN, Texas — At least nine Austin City Council members are against Proposition F, the ballot measure that would change the city's form of government. Prop F, if approved by voters, would eliminate ...

Click here for a complete list of our election recommendations. California voters should reject Proposition 5, a regressive measure that would provide additional property tax breaks to long-term ...

As a public defender, community organizer, and retired judge/former Independent Police Auditor we care deeply about justice in the courts. It is easy to agree that our current cash bail system has ...

SAN DIEGO — In March, California voters will head to the polls to decide whether to overhaul the state's mental health system. Proposition 1 would not only create new housing options for those who are ...

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Most of us have been told since childhood that a bedrock principle of justice in our free society is that a person is innocent and cannot be deprived of freedom until proven guilty. That may be true ...